Whilst our Clown Doctors haven’t been able to make their usual visits to children in hospitals and hospices around the region, they have been busy trialling new ways of beaming their special brand of fun, laughter and distraction to those that need it the most. Last week, they were thrilled to trial their first ‘Zoom’ […]
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Suffolk Artlink study provides further evidence that creative engagement in hospitals helps boost wellbeing
During 2019, we performed a year-long evaluation of the impact of our Forget-Me-Not artist visits at Ipswich and West Suffolk Hospitals. We have now published the results and are pleased to see that they clearly show that the visits had a positive impact on the wellbeing of patients and their family members both during, and […]
Supporting our Brave Art community
It’s been an interesting time for our Brave Art project, whose thriving creative community of learning disabled artists benefit so much not just from weekly creative activities and inspiration, but also from enjoying shared time with artists, tutors, volunteers and their fellow students. However, we are delighted to be keeping our community connected during this […]
We’re inviting you to get creative to celebrate Suffolk Day
As part of our ‘Make, Do & Friends’ programme, we’re inviting residents across the county to get creative this week in celebration of Suffolk Day on Sunday 21st June. In partnership with the Rural Coffee Caravan, we’d like you to celebrate our county – it could be something a bit quirky or overlooked – by […]
Around the Table at Home
Whilst bringing our family carers together in person isn’t possible during this time of social distancing, we are pleased to announce a variety of new ways that we’ll be bringing a bit of company and creativity into their lives. Our wonderful project officer, Kasia, has been working alongside a group of professional artists to create […]
#CreatingOurNewNormal
In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, here at Suffolk Artlink we’ve been reflecting, remodelling and adapting both our work and personal lives in response to the need to socially isolate. We are, like many of you, finding great challenge in this, but we are also noticing that with a new focus on home and […]
Meet the artist – Gillian Allard
We recently welcomed photographer, Gillian Allard, to our roster of talented artists, and she’s already made a big impact. Most recently, Gillian has been working with our Brave Art students, supporting them to take a series of really spectacular portraits as they explore the theme of Transformation. We’ll be sharing the results of this session […]
New Make, Do & Friends online activities
We are delighted to announce the launch of the brand new blog site for Make, Do and Friends, our programme of creative social events for adults (55+) in villages and towns in Mid Suffolk and Babergh. As the artists can’t come out to see you all in person, they have been busy devising ways to […]
Lift up your voice …
Whether it’s from a balcony or a bathroom – lift up your voice and lift up your spirits in song. By way of a little encouragement, here’s a snippet from the Make, Do & Friends natural voice choir in Westhorpe, demonstrating just how glorious it is when we sing … as you can just hear […]
COVID-19 Update
Following UK Government advice, we are suspending all face-to-face delivery of our projects until further notice. We know that the need for creativity and company is even more important than ever right now, and are looking at new ways to support the communities of people we work with. It is our intention to continue working […]